Happy Saturday Everyone! To reiterate, Govee will send you the right power supply and you too can make your garden looks like a Smart Home Ibiza ! 🤣 Massive thanks to Shane and Reed for letting me use their footage, links to those absolute legends below. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :) BUY THE GOVEEE LIGHTS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO (WIFI NO HUB REQUIRED): UK: amzn.to/3rkVKkU US: amzn.to/3JNCiUp BUY THE DUMB LIGHT POSTS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO (REQUIRES SMART BULB): UK: amzn.to/3r43Yhs US: amzn.to/3JCXtZ8 (equivalent) BUY THE DUMB STRING LIGHTS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO (REQUIRES SMART SOCKET): UK: amzn.to/3PA88b2 US: amzn.to/3NOTQSq BUY THE ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET FEATURED IN THE VIDEO (REQUIRES ZIGBEE BRIDGE SUCH AS HOME ASSISTANT AND CONBEE STICK): UK: amzn.to/3NRLvxl US: amzn.to/3qYrADU (equivalent) CHECKOUT SHANE'S REVIEW OF THE ECOFLOW ROBOMOWER: ruclips.net/video/raqWNuP661k/видео.html&ab_channel=ShaneWhatley CHECKOUT REED'S SMART GARDEN OVER AT SMART HOME SOLVER: ruclips.net/video/gIZgPlI6nLI/видео.html&ab_channel=SmartHomeSolver
I dont like Philips also they have several lights with zigbee and there are very few zigbee alternatives for outdoor rather than philips. Please, beg govee to create zigbee lights and it will be perfect
Haha 😂 Philips Hue "Just Works" except for all the time when it DOESN'T 😂 😂 😂 and then you spend hours screaming at it because it won't do something it was doing perfectly fine for the last month
I'm impressed by the size of your deck. If you trim your bushes and with that lighting it will make your deck look bigger. 😂 your wife will like it too!
Thank you for your videos. I work in a call center environment & some of the customers have me banging my head on my desk. Thanks to your entertaining & informative videos it make a bright spot in my day.
Hi Paul, I love your videos. Here comes the BUT. Could you please put links in your description for aussie people. I know thats a lot to ask after the cricket this last couple of weeks but it would be appreciated. Thanks.
Got my cereal. Sitting cross-legged on the floor. Ready for Paul Hibbert! Reliving my Saturday mornings watching cartoons but with smart home stuff instead!
I wanted to use automated lighting but after installing some of Philips hue's light years ago, I encountered an issue when my internet went down. Once it came back up not all of my lights continue to work and over time they all stopped working. After that I never installed any other lights thinking they were all the same but after watching many of your videos I think I'm going to try the Govee lights. Thanks for your reviews.
I so want them all. But I want native Apple Home support too. I'll wait. btw, I love the way you guys all work together and support each other. It creates a real sense of community.
Agreed on all fronts! I think Govee have their sights set on apple homekit support in the future as they have released one matter enabled product already. I am always honoured when Shane and Reed let me use their footage because they are both absolute artists with a camera. ❤️
@@paulhibbert oh that's exciting! Thanks for telling me. I really love everything I've seen of Govee but really don't want to regrow my virginity! Yes they are artists with a camera. You're not too shabby yourself. And you're all just good humans. I really didn't expect to find so many really lovely people when I started this 🙂
Brilliant to see at least some reference to more basic ways of controlling stuff as well as the nerdy ways (I'm a nerd), Just one question, you say your wifi is good for 40 something feet in your garden. What the heck is that in metres ?? something that everyone under 65 years old in Europe understands? Keep up the great work.
I started out with a strand of Govee bias lighting behind my main TV, and added more Govee products from there. I've been fairly impressed with this "lesser known" brand's products. Color accuracy is still a problem, but you learn how to 'tweak' it to get what you want.
I'm usually against WiFi-based bulbs/sockets, but I don't like that most of the sockets, like the one you linked to, are unsafe in that you can plug the neutral pin in upside down which makes them potentially dangerous with kids. This is the main reason we've got Tapo P110 WiFi sockets. They work fine with HA, and have the bonus of energy monitoring
What I do like about Philips Hue is the possibility to daisy chain them with zigbee. As mentioned at the end of the video, with solutions like Govee, you'll need a very good WiFi signal, which is not needed with Hue. But yes, Hue is expensive and substandard in term of quality (got already one garden light of fours giving issues after three years).
I tested the daisy chain thing once and found it didn't extend the range at all! I was using a Hue lamp, and a hue bulb, when I took the hue bulb out on a extension reel I found it stopped responding at the same distance regardless of if the lamp was connected or not.
Another great production! Here's a suggestion on a video you could do as a mid-week release... Show us how you are powering the devices from your external wall power socket, into whatever outdoor box(es) you may be using etc... I'm about to do (ok thinking about it) an outdoor garden light show myself, but only have a couple of external power points that I can use, and know that I will have to get an outdoor power strip somehow into a waterproof box... but when you want to run light further away from the house/power point, how on earth do you safely extend the cables on the likes of a Govee product?? I think this could make for an exciting project to let others see the pitfalls that could be ahead! And of course... because you suck at DIY like me, I and many others could take joy in seeing your disaster and also watching that good lady of your packing a suitcase and leaving it on the doorstep for you :) - Again, another great production Paul, always makes Saturday a great day!
I think my advice is likely to risk lives 🤣 In all seriousness I think as long as connection points are properly housed in waterproof boxes and you use a proper out door extension it's just a case of getting the cables behind things so you don't wreck them with a strimmer!
@@paulhibbert You called this the "Live Dangerously Series" :) - I mentioned this because you see the huge plugs on the end of the Govee stuff etc, but then the cable from the power end usually looks so short! All fine and dandy when doing an unboxing or demonstrating in the house, but to see an actual install, and the pitfalls encountered I think would make interesting watching! More so with your skills :) - Maybe this is more a project for Stu :) He at least has a Gimp he fires things at, so using them as fodder to the electrical Gods would be fine :) - ONce again great video Paul appreciated.
Genuinely like these ideas. I truly wish Govee lights didn’t run on wifi, I’ve grown really used to the responsiveness of lights that run on Zigbee (presuming Thread is similarly quick in responsiveness) and don’t really want to overload my home wifi with a ton of wifi controlled items. But these look really and truly quite cool.
I have experimented with both the IKEA motion sensor and the Hue outdoor sensor. Neither is ideal. Both need to be positioned away from direct sunlight. Even a reflection from a car windscreen will trigger them. And on a windy, blowing leaves and branches will also trigger the. Worth also saying that the IKEA sensors can be sprayed to blend in with their background - just mask off the lense. Mine are sprayed matt black and are mainly mounted under the soffits.
Saw the thumbnail of Paul's bush and knew instantly there would be comments about his deck. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a sax tape with the band that heavily featured Paul's deck. Pity the closest WAP is over 40 feet away!
Hello My Hero you tuber friend, when you have time integrate "Frigate" into your HA. I did mine and I am SO pleased. The difference is when a camera detects a "Person" it triggers the automation, and your lights remain neutral when leaves drop from the tress and trigger motion detection. Nice video though.
I have many govee lights throughout the house. And generally I am impressed. Just be careful when selecting a model, especially on Amazon as it can completely change the characteristics of the product that you think is in the same range as you’ve been reading. For instance I chose an Alexa controlled light strip and changed the length in the selection. When it arrived and set up I then discovered it’s not Alexa controlled! Also why all the different names for the assumed same product? Govee Tv back lights I’m looking at you!! Lol Looking forward to season 2 of “Not enough yachts!” Cheers Paul, great video again!
I have 3 "smart" bulbs in my house. 2 Philips Hues & 1 cheap generic brand (plus minus i think) guess which one just works and which two constantly play up?😂 The Philips are constantly showing as refresh on the echo show & at one point required me to completely rebuild several routines due to them receiving an update?!?! I hate them.
So I'm building a house, and while the entire inside is set with LIFX, the entire outside is... Philips Hue. I can understand the hype around their outdoor system. They are great, if expensive. I started with three and moved up to about 15 over time to light my garden at my current place. Including a couple of their Christmas tree lights that came out last year. The lights link up on the same cable system seemlessly, which allows for all sorts of flexible placements coming off the same power point... If you get inventive with how you run your cables. They also range extend for each other so I've been able to string them all the way down my driveway even though it's about 50m from my nearest wifi point. I'd struggled with all sorts of cheap garden light alternatives and so far most of the ones in my garden have survived five Australian summers. So I was happy to invest in the system for my new place... It's nice to see a great looking alternative, although sadly I'm too far gone as all the Philips products are sitting on my shelf ready to be installed. One thing Philips hasn't done, which I'm really mad at, is multi coloured outdoor LEDs. Those great big white snakes they have, can only be programmed to one colour at a time. Don't ask me why! Their indoor strips can do multiple colours at once. You'd thing with the outdoor strips they'd just put the indoor strip in a waterproof housing, but nooooo. So these ones look amazing and I might have to see about integrating them into my plans. As always, great video Paul! I often wonder if your wife is embarrassed by your antics when you're filming not enough yachts in public... Or if she encourages them 😂🤣😂
Unfortunately I cannot find outdoor lighting in Australia by govee. I noticed the govee bollards are 250lm whilst the hue bollards are 600lm. That’s quite a difference.
@paulhibbert great video and great timing with the prime day sales on. One question which (e27) lifx bulbs did you install into the Tango post light? I notice the recommended standard bulbs were long tubes, lifx do a round top and a flat top bulb. Want the best one for light coverage...ta
Hi - great video as they all are. Quick question, where can you buy the bollard lights from? I've looked on the Govee site but can't find them. Many thanks and keep up tyhe great work. They're a huge help
The lack of HomeKit can easily be fixed with Home Assistant. I don’t have these lights but everything I’ve got in home assistant I can get into HomeKit personally
The ones I bought died on day 29 and nothing I did brought them back. Returning. To be fair I’ll try another set to make sure it is or is t a trend. I’m wary now though.
Hi Paul, does the Ikea Motion Sensor now work with Alexa Routines without needing the Ikea Tradfri Hub? I'm wanting the Sensor for my front and back garden to trigger lights. Thanks
So the one product missing, is I have existing low voltage wiring all over my yard. And a smart bulb that works in low voltage systems that doesn't need mains power would be amazing.
I could only find a Govee Bluetooth integration. How do these lights work in local / LAN mode with Home Assistant? Do you need custom scripts (curling local api), or is there an easy way to control these lights through HA without the need for their cloud?
Hi bud, I really like the lighting setup. I've made my own permanent outdoor rgbic strips with diffusers (I had to hire a cherry picker to install them all to the eves of the house over 2 days) but they are great for Christmas and other events as I can do millions of effects or just make my own and have a full display to music if I want. The ones you have on your bushes have your water tested them as I have been looking for individually addressable large led up lighters like them but, the ones on Amazon all seem to have bad reviews on water ingress.
Govee some really amazing products and have come such a long way. That said, if you want zigbee instead of WiFi, maybe hue is the option, but I am stopping short of saying they are the only other option as I haven't looked at all the zigbee lights avaialble :) Seriously though, I love Govee products. They have so many features, not necessarily the cheapest, but better value the hue.
You know that EcoFlow will send you a smart mower, and it will not only come with a US bog standard safety hazard plug, it will self immolate if provided anything except split phase 115 v 60 hz power.
Hello dear friend. Please help me, related to your video , do you have some solutions THREAD based? Or is it just only zigbee yet ? Thank you for you help !
Good morning, I need to mention to you that I encountered a scammer that replied to me using a name like "@reply to me Paul Hebert" or something like that. I know better but I thought you should know in case it's influencing your following. Glad to see you in another presentation.
Govee: Making the Philips Hue garden look like the Adams Family's since 2018. "Power supply appropriate to your country... unless you're a RUclipsr in the U.K.": I suspect this is going to be a running gag for a while. Unfortunately, the gag is mostly at the expense of the aforementioned "RUclipsr in the U.K." The actual full garden effect sort of reminds me of Christmas at the Griswold's but the increasingly apocryphal teenager in me did appreciate the TikTok worthy "upbeat music." The thing that really captured my attention was the hellish landscape created by the motion-sensing routine. "Scare the burglars" indeed. Perhaps you should make the camera message "It's over Anakin. I have the high ground." (except I doubt the burglars would get it.) To be honest, given "preposterous garden party" mode, I'm oscillating between thinking that I wouldn't much like to be your neighbor and knowing full well that I'd enjoy the heck out of it. (Some of my neighbors think nighttime ambiance consists of "out of state" pyrotechnics. (Some fireworks are sold as "out of state" because they're not legal in your state so you have to sign an absolutely useless statement that says you're buying them for use out of state.)) Loved the "Not Enough Yachts" bit. I also have to say that I really appreciate your "What's Wrong with It?" segment. It contained just the sort of things I'd like to know before (purposely) investing in Home Assocation seizure-inducing outdoor lighting. Great review as always. Keep up the great work. You more than occasionally make my Saturday.
😂 Another Great Video. 1. Receiving US power adapters is telling you to move to US where we can go get a beer together and talk tech. 2. Create a calendar with all of your funny photos like "on the fly" etc.
Okay but serious question (I'm just watching and it's the first time that comes up in my mind and may be a n/a for you.) Do they attract bugs? I'm sooooo allergic to mosquitoes! 😭 We live in a trailer so we can't have any kind of fire in out yard, infact we barely have grass in the yard, muchless foliage or anything other then our garden fence around the yard to keep the dogs and kids in. I would love to do this when we buy a house. Almost pulled the trigger on getting a new modern, was thinking about you and your advice(it just works! when you just change everything back, yeah I know, but it works most of the time and I just can't bring myself to buy a new one when this works most of the time. 😭) Regardless, love your videos and look forward to them every week. 🥰
❤️ Bugs are different in every location, a lot of it is to do with how close you are to water and certain foliage. There are plants you can put in that they don't like too. My garden suffers with them very little, but they're still out there now and then depending on the recent weather.
Hey Mr H, always a pleasure to watch your vids. Quick question, I can't find the link to your weather-proof box you mention. I have outdoor sockets in the garden, but they don't shut properly with the size of the various wifi plugs I own, & the ones I've seen on the market. Love the weather-proof box you mention and think that could be the solution I'm looking for. KR Daz.
GOOD VID! but i'm sub'd n belled but the vid just popped up on my feed just now with no other notification & I was on when this premiered. Where can I winge on at youtube about this? bastards must pay :D OH! Also, how do you feel about irobot being bought by amazon; i just sold mine. no metrics for them :P
Do you mean the Govee ones, or the silver light posts I already had?... National Lighting Tango IP44 Rated Brushed Stainless Steel Bollard Light Fixture for Outdoors - E27 Pedestal Post Light - LED Compatible Garden Post - Walkways, Pathways, Driveways | 450mm amzn.eu/d/0IsjLWt
My problem with the Govee lights is that the lights themselves are water rated, however the plug is not! You HAVE to put the plug in some sort of waterproof box.
I'm not saying this to be mocking I genuinely don't know the answer to this... Isn't this the case for all outdoor lights? Surely there aren't plug sockets that you can leave open to the elements for a waterproof plug to be useful? I've never seen a proper outdoor socket that didn't have a waterproof flap to cover the plug. I'm only using a waterproof box because I needed a 4 bar extension and because I using an adapter that would make it too big for the proper socket housing.
Yeah their one time chart topper " Show me your creamy buns" was the first vynil l ever bought. I hear they're on tour supporting 60s supergroup The What When Who Why Fluffy Dog Da Doo Molestranglers " whose great hits included" My Cravat ls Made From Rainbows " and the first use of synths in the chart topping" Electric Beard Crumb Catcher " yep they don't write em like that anymore.
In defense of Philips Hue, "it just works" is pretty much the highest praise you can give smart home equipment. Not saying other alternatives aren't worth it, but Philips Hue "just works", and if you're a person who just wants smart lights without hassle, and you're willing to pay for it, then Hue is a good option.
The absolute opposite of that is true. Philips have the lowest lumen count of any of the bulbs and strips I've tried. Go through any of my side by side comparison videos where I used a lux meter. Govee are WAAAAAAAY brighter than Hue.
Happy Saturday Everyone! To reiterate, Govee will send you the right power supply and you too can make your garden looks like a Smart Home Ibiza ! 🤣 Massive thanks to Shane and Reed for letting me use their footage, links to those absolute legends below. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)
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I dont like Philips also they have several lights with zigbee and there are very few zigbee alternatives for outdoor rather than philips.
Please, beg govee to create zigbee lights and it will be perfect
Haha 😂 Philips Hue "Just Works" except for all the time when it DOESN'T 😂 😂 😂 and then you spend hours screaming at it because it won't do something it was doing perfectly fine for the last month
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I'm impressed by the size of your deck. If you trim your bushes and with that lighting it will make your deck look bigger. 😂 your wife will like it too!
My deck is enormous. People love to sit on it!
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I've heard the neighbours like to come round and marvel at the size of your deck
I was also impressed by the canvas barbecue cover.
Nope... No way I'm being bated by this.... Nope... Nooooope!!!
I've been so tempted to get a bunch of smart uplighters and turn my garden into a re-creation of Torquay seafront in the 80s.
In the words of the emperor... Do it.
Thanks for the shout-out Paul. Great video as always. The garden looks incredible!
Thank you for your videos. I work in a call center environment & some of the customers have me banging my head on my desk. Thanks to your entertaining & informative videos it make a bright spot in my day.
Ugh, I remember those days! So glad to be getting you through man. ❤️
Very "Love Island" 😂
Everything I do in life is based on love island.
Oh look, a Rainbow!
A sorely missed opportunity on my part here!
Perfect timing mate, I'm getting ready to start getting lights for my own preposterous garden party!
Paul you should show off your garden more often, its beautiful!! 🥰
Hi Paul, I love your videos. Here comes the BUT. Could you please put links in your description for aussie people. I know thats a lot to ask after the cricket this last couple of weeks but it would be appreciated. Thanks.
Good luck if you're traveling to the USA any time soon. Hibbert has all the adaptors now.
Got my cereal. Sitting cross-legged on the floor. Ready for Paul Hibbert!
Reliving my Saturday mornings watching cartoons but with smart home stuff instead!
This makes me so happy! ❤️
I wanted to use automated lighting but after installing some of Philips hue's light years ago, I encountered an issue when my internet went down. Once it came back up not all of my lights continue to work and over time they all stopped working. After that I never installed any other lights thinking they were all the same but after watching many of your videos I think I'm going to try the Govee lights. Thanks for your reviews.
Lovely looking garden Paul. It does look pretty awesome with the lights no doubt setting up a neighbourhood competition
Happy Saturday Paul! Thank you sir. 👍🏻
Thanks Ron! ❤️
I so want them all. But I want native Apple Home support too. I'll wait.
btw, I love the way you guys all work together and support each other. It creates a real sense of community.
Agreed on all fronts! I think Govee have their sights set on apple homekit support in the future as they have released one matter enabled product already.
I am always honoured when Shane and Reed let me use their footage because they are both absolute artists with a camera. ❤️
@@paulhibbert oh that's exciting! Thanks for telling me. I really love everything I've seen of Govee but really don't want to regrow my virginity!
Yes they are artists with a camera. You're not too shabby yourself. And you're all just good humans. I really didn't expect to find so many really lovely people when I started this 🙂
Brilliant to see at least some reference to more basic ways of controlling stuff as well as the nerdy ways (I'm a nerd), Just one question, you say your wifi is good for 40 something feet in your garden. What the heck is that in metres ?? something that everyone under 65 years old in Europe understands? Keep up the great work.
I started out with a strand of Govee bias lighting behind my main TV, and added more Govee products from there. I've been fairly impressed with this "lesser known" brand's products. Color accuracy is still a problem, but you learn how to 'tweak' it to get what you want.
I'm usually against WiFi-based bulbs/sockets, but I don't like that most of the sockets, like the one you linked to, are unsafe in that you can plug the neutral pin in upside down which makes them potentially dangerous with kids. This is the main reason we've got Tapo P110 WiFi sockets. They work fine with HA, and have the bonus of energy monitoring
Wow Govee hooked you up, looking great! Love the TikTok references and results. U should do more on the fly 😆
Thank you very much. This video has come at the right time for me😉
What I do like about Philips Hue is the possibility to daisy chain them with zigbee. As mentioned at the end of the video, with solutions like Govee, you'll need a very good WiFi signal, which is not needed with Hue.
But yes, Hue is expensive and substandard in term of quality (got already one garden light of fours giving issues after three years).
I tested the daisy chain thing once and found it didn't extend the range at all! I was using a Hue lamp, and a hue bulb, when I took the hue bulb out on a extension reel I found it stopped responding at the same distance regardless of if the lamp was connected or not.
Another great production! Here's a suggestion on a video you could do as a mid-week release... Show us how you are powering the devices from your external wall power socket, into whatever outdoor box(es) you may be using etc... I'm about to do (ok thinking about it) an outdoor garden light show myself, but only have a couple of external power points that I can use, and know that I will have to get an outdoor power strip somehow into a waterproof box... but when you want to run light further away from the house/power point, how on earth do you safely extend the cables on the likes of a Govee product?? I think this could make for an exciting project to let others see the pitfalls that could be ahead! And of course... because you suck at DIY like me, I and many others could take joy in seeing your disaster and also watching that good lady of your packing a suitcase and leaving it on the doorstep for you :) - Again, another great production Paul, always makes Saturday a great day!
I think my advice is likely to risk lives 🤣
In all seriousness I think as long as connection points are properly housed in waterproof boxes and you use a proper out door extension it's just a case of getting the cables behind things so you don't wreck them with a strimmer!
@@paulhibbert You called this the "Live Dangerously Series" :) - I mentioned this because you see the huge plugs on the end of the Govee stuff etc, but then the cable from the power end usually looks so short! All fine and dandy when doing an unboxing or demonstrating in the house, but to see an actual install, and the pitfalls encountered I think would make interesting watching! More so with your skills :) - Maybe this is more a project for Stu :) He at least has a Gimp he fires things at, so using them as fodder to the electrical Gods would be fine :) - ONce again great video Paul appreciated.
🤣 I need Stu's gimp!!
love your inner-child-mode 😀
Genuinely like these ideas. I truly wish Govee lights didn’t run on wifi, I’ve grown really used to the responsiveness of lights that run on Zigbee (presuming Thread is similarly quick in responsiveness) and don’t really want to overload my home wifi with a ton of wifi controlled items. But these look really and truly quite cool.
Paul next time you should use your Backyard to signal Extra Terrestrials. Close Encounters style.
Nice! I’ve been after some smart post and path lights, I’ll have to check these out
I have experimented with both the IKEA motion sensor and the Hue outdoor sensor. Neither is ideal. Both need to be positioned away from direct sunlight. Even a reflection from a car windscreen will trigger them. And on a windy, blowing leaves and branches will also trigger the.
Worth also saying that the IKEA sensors can be sprayed to blend in with their background - just mask off the lense. Mine are sprayed matt black and are mainly mounted under the soffits.
Love the videos
I loved the video as always but somehow the only thing that got stuck in my head is Paul humping a cannon 🤣🤣
Saw the thumbnail of Paul's bush and knew instantly there would be comments about his deck. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a sax tape with the band that heavily featured Paul's deck. Pity the closest WAP is over 40 feet away!
Hello My Hero you tuber friend, when you have time integrate "Frigate" into your HA. I did mine and I am SO pleased. The difference is when a camera detects a "Person" it triggers the automation, and your lights remain neutral when leaves drop from the tress and trigger motion detection. Nice video though.
I have many govee lights throughout the house. And generally I am impressed. Just be careful when selecting a model, especially on Amazon as it can completely change the characteristics of the product that you think is in the same range as you’ve been reading. For instance I chose an Alexa controlled light strip and changed the length in the selection. When it arrived and set up I then discovered it’s not Alexa controlled!
Also why all the different names for the assumed same product? Govee Tv back lights I’m looking at you!! Lol
Looking forward to season 2 of “Not enough yachts!”
Cheers Paul, great video again!
Hi Paul!
I have the permanent outdoor rgbic light and it has the Lan control, and I use it with home assistant! 😉
another great video Paul, sadly though my nearest Ikea to Christchurch NZ is Brisbane AU ... LOL
Can’t wait to do mine!
I have the set of 4 spotlights and a set of ground lights... Cannot beat Govee for quality or value for money!
I love them. Govee are killing it right now. So many good products!
@@paulhibbert very true, I have a few interior lights of theirs too 🤣
I have 3 "smart" bulbs in my house. 2 Philips Hues & 1 cheap generic brand (plus minus i think) guess which one just works and which two constantly play up?😂 The Philips are constantly showing as refresh on the echo show & at one point required me to completely rebuild several routines due to them receiving an update?!?! I hate them.
I work in B&Q. You can literally get a lantern that takes a regular bulb and put a smart bulb in that only issue is wiring
That lawnmower gives me strong Black Mirror vibes
I’m a fan of your channel 💯 but would you please do something on WLED 🙏 show the integrations on Alexa, Apple and HA
Fab, love it.
Nice demos, would have liked to see how the lights show up in home assistant. (Comment mostly to feed the algorithm - interaction)
So I'm building a house, and while the entire inside is set with LIFX, the entire outside is... Philips Hue.
I can understand the hype around their outdoor system. They are great, if expensive. I started with three and moved up to about 15 over time to light my garden at my current place. Including a couple of their Christmas tree lights that came out last year. The lights link up on the same cable system seemlessly, which allows for all sorts of flexible placements coming off the same power point... If you get inventive with how you run your cables. They also range extend for each other so I've been able to string them all the way down my driveway even though it's about 50m from my nearest wifi point.
I'd struggled with all sorts of cheap garden light alternatives and so far most of the ones in my garden have survived five Australian summers. So I was happy to invest in the system for my new place...
It's nice to see a great looking alternative, although sadly I'm too far gone as all the Philips products are sitting on my shelf ready to be installed. One thing Philips hasn't done, which I'm really mad at, is multi coloured outdoor LEDs. Those great big white snakes they have, can only be programmed to one colour at a time. Don't ask me why! Their indoor strips can do multiple colours at once. You'd thing with the outdoor strips they'd just put the indoor strip in a waterproof housing, but nooooo. So these ones look amazing and I might have to see about integrating them into my plans.
As always, great video Paul! I often wonder if your wife is embarrassed by your antics when you're filming not enough yachts in public... Or if she encourages them 😂🤣😂
She filmed the humping. My brother and his partner were with me when the humping began, but no longer with me when the humping had finished 🤔
On the Fly 🪰and Yachts, however no Home Assistant thrust 😅
Today I learnt, Philips Hue is the only option for gardens... nice to know
IT'S THE ONLY OPTION FOR GHEEEEAREEREDERRRRRNS
Yes HUE was expensive and yes it just works... But I also use govee in my greenhouse.
Happy Saturday Paul. Philips Hue is expensive, and doesn’t work all the time but it’s zigbee!
*Humps the air
@@paulhibbert 😂😂
solar outdoor lighting are great❤❤❤
We actually have a Philips only shop here in Eindhoven(NL) 😂
Its located right next to Cooperate Greed Consulting inc. 😉
Why does that not surprise me? 🤣
Unfortunately I cannot find outdoor lighting in Australia by govee. I noticed the govee bollards are 250lm whilst the hue bollards are 600lm. That’s quite a difference.
As always - Huge Smile on the Dial
Morning Claire!
@@paulhibbert Evening sir (au)
Put that LED strip on the rim of that patio umbrella or anywhere up underneath it
Crotch Cannon had me in bits .
OMG - Humping the cannon 😂 crying 🤣🤣
It's amazing channel4+1 keep airing this show! Bezos must have them on payroll!
I didn’t realise the ikea motion sensors are waterproof, that adds a lot of ideas for zoning my drives and garden. Thank you.
It's weird they don't advertise it. I was amazed to discover its IP rating in the instruction manual!
@@paulhibbert looks like I have a trip to ikea in my future. Question is do I take my wife? Could be costly if I do 😁
Aren't you able to extend the wires between the lights by just soldering some more onto it?
@paulhibbert great video and great timing with the prime day sales on. One question which (e27) lifx bulbs did you install into the Tango post light? I notice the recommended standard bulbs were long tubes, lifx do a round top and a flat top bulb. Want the best one for light coverage...ta
“On the fly” - lmao
I have the same vertical garden lights you have. They're by Massive, aren't they?
Hi - great video as they all are. Quick question, where can you buy the bollard lights from? I've looked on the Govee site but can't find them.
Many thanks and keep up tyhe great work. They're a huge help
The lack of HomeKit can easily be fixed with Home Assistant. I don’t have these lights but everything I’ve got in home assistant I can get into HomeKit personally
Cannon balls takes on a whole new meaning
Decent review as always!
We have some Tradfri bulbs outside surviving three German winters 😏
Got any options for outdoor voice assistants?
That bezos scene killed me lol
It looked like you had some small non-RGB lights in your shrubs - are those the “firefly lights” I’ve started to see listed?
The ones I bought died on day 29 and nothing I did brought them back. Returning. To be fair I’ll try another set to make sure it is or is t a trend. I’m wary now though.
Hi Paul, does the Ikea Motion Sensor now work with Alexa Routines without needing the Ikea Tradfri Hub? I'm wanting the Sensor for my front and back garden to trigger lights. Thanks
So the one product missing, is I have existing low voltage wiring all over my yard. And a smart bulb that works in low voltage systems that doesn't need mains power would be amazing.
I could only find a Govee Bluetooth integration. How do these lights work in local / LAN mode with Home Assistant? Do you need custom scripts (curling local api), or is there an easy way to control these lights through HA without the need for their cloud?
Hi bud, I really like the lighting setup. I've made my own permanent outdoor rgbic strips with diffusers (I had to hire a cherry picker to install them all to the eves of the house over 2 days) but they are great for Christmas and other events as I can do millions of effects or just make my own and have a full display to music if I want.
The ones you have on your bushes have your water tested them as I have been looking for individually addressable large led up lighters like them but, the ones on Amazon all seem to have bad reviews on water ingress.
Hey man! I didn't physically do a water test no. I have taken Govee at their word that it's IP65 or above. Not seen any reviews to suggest otherwise!
I don't mind the 4:39 "on the fly" but you should probably rerecord the audio in post for the future
Govee some really amazing products and have come such a long way. That said, if you want zigbee instead of WiFi, maybe hue is the option, but I am stopping short of saying they are the only other option as I haven't looked at all the zigbee lights avaialble :)
Seriously though, I love Govee products. They have so many features, not necessarily the cheapest, but better value the hue.
Rip wifi network with all those devices on it.
But you do have a very nice garden sir!
Only if you're using your ISP's 10 year old router 😉 thanks dude. The garden is a lot of work, but worth it!
You know that EcoFlow will send you a smart mower, and it will not only come with a US bog standard safety hazard plug, it will self immolate if provided anything except split phase 115 v 60 hz power.
how well does govee work with Home Assistant and does one need an additional HUB?
Gee, I bet if P. Hue made RGB toilets, we'd soon see an episode filmed "on the go"😂
Hello dear friend. Please help me, related to your video , do you have some solutions THREAD based? Or is it just only zigbee yet ? Thank you for you help !
Good morning, I need to mention to you that I encountered a scammer that replied to me using a name like "@reply to me Paul Hebert" or something like that. I know better but I thought you should know in case it's influencing your following. Glad to see you in another presentation.
Govee: Making the Philips Hue garden look like the Adams Family's since 2018.
"Power supply appropriate to your country... unless you're a RUclipsr in the U.K.": I suspect this is going to be a running gag for a while. Unfortunately, the gag is mostly at the expense of the aforementioned "RUclipsr in the U.K."
The actual full garden effect sort of reminds me of Christmas at the Griswold's but the increasingly apocryphal teenager in me did appreciate the TikTok worthy "upbeat music." The thing that really captured my attention was the hellish landscape created by the motion-sensing routine. "Scare the burglars" indeed. Perhaps you should make the camera message "It's over Anakin. I have the high ground." (except I doubt the burglars would get it.)
To be honest, given "preposterous garden party" mode, I'm oscillating between thinking that I wouldn't much like to be your neighbor and knowing full well that I'd enjoy the heck out of it. (Some of my neighbors think nighttime ambiance consists of "out of state" pyrotechnics. (Some fireworks are sold as "out of state" because they're not legal in your state so you have to sign an absolutely useless statement that says you're buying them for use out of state.))
Loved the "Not Enough Yachts" bit.
I also have to say that I really appreciate your "What's Wrong with It?" segment. It contained just the sort of things I'd like to know before (purposely) investing in Home Assocation seizure-inducing outdoor lighting.
Great review as always. Keep up the great work. You more than occasionally make my Saturday.
How do you connect Ikea motion sensor to Alexa? Do you need Ikea hub? Or do you use home assistant as bridge?
I'm using HA, but if I remember rightly I think you can actually connect them straight to the amazon echo (if you have one with built in zigbee)
Hey Paul, try using the Meross outside dimmer plug, works great for string lights. Also, do the Govee lights work with homebridge?
😂 Another Great Video. 1. Receiving US power adapters is telling you to move to US where we can go get a beer together and talk tech. 2. Create a calendar with all of your funny photos like "on the fly" etc.
Haha, I love that idea! Mr January! 🤣
@paulhibbert WAIT I didn't mean a Playgirl Calendar! 😂
Too late!!
Okay but serious question (I'm just watching and it's the first time that comes up in my mind and may be a n/a for you.)
Do they attract bugs? I'm sooooo allergic to mosquitoes! 😭 We live in a trailer so we can't have any kind of fire in out yard, infact we barely have grass in the yard, muchless foliage or anything other then our garden fence around the yard to keep the dogs and kids in. I would love to do this when we buy a house.
Almost pulled the trigger on getting a new modern, was thinking about you and your advice(it just works! when you just change everything back, yeah I know, but it works most of the time and I just can't bring myself to buy a new one when this works most of the time. 😭)
Regardless, love your videos and look forward to them every week. 🥰
❤️ Bugs are different in every location, a lot of it is to do with how close you are to water and certain foliage. There are plants you can put in that they don't like too.
My garden suffers with them very little, but they're still out there now and then depending on the recent weather.
Hey Paul what cam was that u had up on the wall
Hey Mr H, always a pleasure to watch your vids. Quick question, I can't find the link to your weather-proof box you mention. I have outdoor sockets in the garden, but they don't shut properly with the size of the various wifi plugs I own, & the ones I've seen on the market. Love the weather-proof box you mention and think that could be the solution I'm looking for. KR Daz.
Hi Paul. What is the model of that fire-breathing-table-from-hell? I need that more than lights! :)
Isn’t it the portal to hell which was opened by Paul years ago buying Philips Hue?
Search amazon for real glow core glass rattan gas fire pit 😊👍
Hey paul, great content as usual. Do you have a link to the waterproof outdoor box , you used to house the plugs for your dumb light?
GOOD VID!
but i'm sub'd n belled but the vid just popped up on my feed just now with no other notification & I was on when this premiered. Where can I winge on at youtube about this? bastards must pay :D
OH! Also, how do you feel about irobot being bought by amazon; i just sold mine. no metrics for them :P
Paul where did you get the path lights (cylinders) in the UK?? They're not out yet are they?
Do you mean the Govee ones, or the silver light posts I already had?... National Lighting Tango IP44 Rated Brushed Stainless Steel Bollard Light Fixture for Outdoors - E27 Pedestal Post Light - LED Compatible Garden Post - Walkways, Pathways, Driveways | 450mm amzn.eu/d/0IsjLWt
@@paulhibbert govee ones rgb ones
@@XOblivion97 oh, they just came with all the rest of the gear Govee sent.
My problem with the Govee lights is that the lights themselves are water rated, however the plug is not! You HAVE to put the plug in some sort of waterproof box.
I'm not saying this to be mocking I genuinely don't know the answer to this... Isn't this the case for all outdoor lights? Surely there aren't plug sockets that you can leave open to the elements for a waterproof plug to be useful? I've never seen a proper outdoor socket that didn't have a waterproof flap to cover the plug. I'm only using a waterproof box because I needed a 4 bar extension and because I using an adapter that would make it too big for the proper socket housing.
As long as you are handy enough to splice wires.. The wire length doesn't matter. Oh wait Paul isn't handy. 😂
I think Preposterous Garden Party Time are playing Glastonbury next year
Yeah their one time chart topper " Show me your creamy buns" was the first vynil l ever bought.
I hear they're on tour supporting 60s supergroup The What When Who Why Fluffy Dog Da Doo Molestranglers " whose great hits included" My Cravat ls Made From Rainbows " and the first use of synths in the chart topping" Electric Beard Crumb Catcher " yep they don't write em like that anymore.
I will give one thing to Phillips the power plug has universal adapters 👌 It just works 😂
Just to reiterate Govee will send you the correct power supply for your country 😂
I'm not a Phillips hue fan but the one thing I noticed was the interchangeable plug. Cheers for the reply tho really like your videos 👌
The IKEA motion sensors are as rare as hen's teeth around here. I've managed to buy 3 in the pas 10+ trips to IKEA.
@7:58 OH THE ZIGBEE!!!
I’m starting to think Paul dosnt like philips hue. 😁
In defense of Philips Hue, "it just works" is pretty much the highest praise you can give smart home equipment.
Not saying other alternatives aren't worth it, but Philips Hue "just works", and if you're a person who just wants smart lights without hassle, and you're willing to pay for it, then Hue is a good option.
They’re also better due to higher lumens compared to govee.
The absolute opposite of that is true. Philips have the lowest lumen count of any of the bulbs and strips I've tried. Go through any of my side by side comparison videos where I used a lux meter. Govee are WAAAAAAAY brighter than Hue.